The core characteristics of the internal audit function require a brief presentation because in some circumstances some of the internal audit functions are carried out by government employees who do not have the title or the formal responsibilities of an internal auditor, while in other circumstances, government employees with the title of internal auditor and the putative internal audit responsibilities, do not perform internal audit functions.

Holt: spends a significant part of the book describing how the ideal internal communication department should be structured, and in a move sure to rattle the higher echelons of management, he suggests that the internal communication function should report directly to the CEO.

Banking institutions that are subject to section 36 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act--essentially those with $500 million or more in assets--should comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act prohibition on internal audit outsourcing to an external auditor.

Using a local directory of physicians, the researchers selected all medical practices specializing in one of three primary care areas: pediatric and adolescent medicine, family medicine and internal medicine.

But because many government organizations charged with maintaining internal security have been plagued by corruption, infighting, and budget cuts, our federal security forces were unable to detect and deter the terrorist acts of September 11th.

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